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WITH ROB KOLL 🔥 Rob recalls badly hurting his knee in his first match of his senior-year NCAA tournament. Why he believes two years of losses helped him finish with a title.

WITH ROB KOLL 🔥 Rob prides himself on handling pain. This gut wrench was different. He recalls the rib pain that left him unable to continue.

WITH ROB KOLL 🔥 Rob says he didn’t adjust to NIL recruiting quickly enough—and let Virginia Tech get ahead. His candid take on playing catch-up.

WITH ROB KOLL 🔥 Rob recalls idolizing Nate Carr, becoming his teammate, and suffering a fractured vertebra during a front headlock. He says he wrestled through it before learning how badly he was hurt.

WITH ROB KOLL 🔥 Rob shares his father’s account of surviving the Normandy landing—and the wave he credited with saving his life.

WITH ROB KOLL 🔥 Rob recalls breaking his fake teeth playing soccer—then staging a wrestling-room collision to fool his coach. The story worked. Until someone told the truth.

Before coaching, Rob Koll battled on the mat. 🔥 Rob Koll joins Hatch for Episode 37 of the Full Tilt Podcast—dropping TOMORROW! Don’t miss this! What comes to mind when you hear Rob Koll? 👇 #FullTiltPodcast #RobKoll #Wrestling #CollegeWrestling #WrestlingCommunity

WITH NICK GWIAZDOWSKI 🔥 World bronze made gold feel within reach. Nick recalls heading into the next year believing he could win it all—then suffering a high ankle sprain.

WITH NICK GWIAZDOWSKI 🔥 The first meeting ended 8–0. In the rematch, Nick could feel the takedown was there. “I can beat him.” ——————————————————————

WITH NICK GWIAZDOWSKI 🔥 Nick never saw himself as a big, strong heavyweight. Then came the development it took to beat defending champion Tony Nelson for an NCAA title.

WITH NICK GWIAZDOWSKI 🔥 Nick recalls placing second in Dagestan while wrestlers he looked up to missed the podium. That result changed where he saw himself in U.S. freestyle.

WITH NICK GWIAZDOWSKI 🔥 Nick recalls training with Tervel Dlagnev in Columbus and going an entire week without a takedown. Touching his shoes was one thing. Finishing was another.

WITH NICK GWIAZDOWSKI 🔥 He fell so far behind on a preseason run that he got lost. Nick recalls the morning conditioning that had him questioning whether he even wanted to wrestle.

WITH NICK GWIAZDOWSKI 🔥 Mobs outside the bus. Fans calling into the warm-up room. Nick recalls what traveling with Jordan Burroughs was like—and being there for David Taylor’s first win over Yazdani.

WITH NICK GWIAZDOWSKI 🔥 A 200-mile family relay. A final leg with 1,400 feet of climbing. Nick’s plan: “I’m not gonna be fast”—but he wasn’t going to quit.

WITH NICK GWIAZDOWSKI 🔥 He couldn’t wrestle the way he normally did. He needed one clean score. Nick explains the calculation behind fighting back for bronze while injured.

WITH NICK GWIAZDOWSKI 🔥 “I will catch you.” Even on a run, Nick turns the person ahead of him into a target. That competitive switch stays on.

WITH NICK GWIAZDOWSKI 🔥 A question about Khabib. Men with machine guns. An armored Land Cruiser. Nick recalls the encounter that started in a hotel lobby.

WITH NICK GWIAZDOWSKI 🔥 The last time, he lost 8–0. Nick describes the moment a match shifts from hanging around to realizing you can win.

WITH NICK GWIAZDOWSKI 🔥 “Come with us.” Nick recalls an unexpected dinner invitation—and a man with a machine gun standing in the doorway.